Maximum points — Jimmie Johnson is accustomed to leading the Sprint Cup points during the Chase. In order to take the lead, he won for the fourth time this season and led more laps than any other driver. As a result, he leads Brad Keselowskiby two.

Say bye-bye — Denny Hamlin overcame an early penalty, but his championship hopes took what is almost surely a death blow due to mysterious electrical problems that relegated him to 33rd place. He lost 29 points to the leader and trails by 49.

Notable numbers

7 — Jimmie Johnson victories at Martinsville

11 — Races since HendrickMotorsports’ previous victory

15 — Richard Petty victories at Martinsville

19 — HendrickMotorsports victories at Martinsville

Quotable quotes

“You get a little something in your back pocket when you’ve got that first pit-road stall.” — Jimmie Johnson